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Information for International Students

Foreword

Welcome to Tokyo Tech!!

This Campus Guide contains necessary information for while you will be studying at Tokyo Tech. As there are some systems and procedures that are specific to international students, we would appreciate that you always keep this guide close at hand, and refer to it when required.

Contact:
Student Support Division
West 8 Building in Ookyayama Campus
Tel 03-5734-3013、7648
Office hours: 8:30-17:15 Mon.-Fri.

Contents

  1. Visa Status
  2. Alien Registration
  3. Joining the National Health Insurance System
  4. GAKUSEI KYOUIKU KENKYU SAIGAI SHOUGAI HOKEN (GAKKENSAI) (Disaster and Accident Insurance for Students) and GAKENSAI FUTAI BAISHO SEKININ HOKEN (GAKKENBAI) (Personal Liability Insurance for Students - supplementary to the Disaster and Accident Insurance for Students)
     4.1 GAKUSEI KYOUIKU KENKYU SAIGAI SHOUGAI HOKEN(GAKKENSAI)
     4.2 GAKKENSAI FUTAI BAISHO SEKININ HOKEN(GAKKENBAI)
     4.3 Claiming Insurance
  5. Procedures to Be Taken Before Traveling Overseas (From Japan)
     5.1 Applying for a re-entry permit at an immigration bureau
     5.2 Notifying the Student Support Division
     5.3 Travel Insurance
  6. Extension of your period of stay
  7. Application for permission to engage in activity other than that permitted by the status of Residence previously granted (Permission to engage in part-time work)
     8.1 Part-time works
  8. Immigration & Visa Consulting Service
  9. Applying for certificates
     9.1 Academic transcripts and certificates of enrollment for enrolled students
     9.2 Academic transcripts and completion certificates for students having graduated or completed their studies
    their studies
     9.3 Scholarship certificates
  10. Procedures to be taken when changing your residence
     10.1 Notifying the Student Affairs Division, the Student Support Division and the Student Division in Suzukakedai
     10.2 Changing the address on your Certificate of Alien Registration
     10.3 Changing the address on your National Health Insurance Certificate
     10.4 Changing the address registered on your post office account and bank account
     10.5 Notifying the address registered to your credit card and mobile phone companies
     10.6 Notifying the address change at the post office
  11. Medical Check Up
     11.1 Major medical check up for students
     11.2 Issuance of medical certificates
  12. Counseling Office
     12.1 Student guidance room
     12.2 Counseling in the Health Service Center
     12.3 Counseling desk for international students
  13. Bulletin Boards
  14. Administrative Division in charge of students
  15. Commuter passes and student discounts
     16.1 Regular students (undergraduates, Master's and doctoral)
     16.2 Non-regular students (research students, intensive Japanese language course students and special audit students (YSEP))
  16. Application for privately funded scholarships and Monbukagakusho scholarships
     16.1 Privately funded scholarships that you can apply directly
     16.2 Privately funded scholarships that require a university recommendation
  17. Accommodation
     17.1 University-recommended dormitories
     17.2 Direct-application dormitories
     17.3 Company dormitories
     17.4 Private apartments
     17.5 Other information
     17.6 FAQ
     17.7 Rules for living in an apartment
  18. Inviting a family member to Japan
     18.1 Procedures for inviting a family member to Japan short-term visit (as a tourist)
     18.2 Procedures for inviting your family to reside with you
     18.3 Accommodation for you and your family
  19. Use of the libraries
  20. Career support
     20.1 Career support at the Student Service Center
     20.2 Employment support in the graduate and undergraduate departments
     20.3 Employment support for international students
  21. Useful information
     21.1 Foreign Language Medical Information Telephone Service
     21.2 Information Service for Foreigners
     21.3 General Information Center for Foreign Residents